I'm thrilled that Oxford County has finally switched over to their new simulcast system. Sounded like they went live with it on 7/29/25. They are still analog not digital, but they are now simulcast. For those who don't know how simulcast works, its basically a multi site system whereby the equipment voter automatically chooses ("votes") which site to use for receiving the mobile and portable field units based on the clearest signal, then that voted receive signal is transmitted out over all of the sites, in other words all sites are transmitting (repeating) the exact same voted signal at the exact same time. Special simulcast equipment and GPS based timing is needed to do that properly. Also all transmissions from Oxford RCC are also broadcast over every site simultaneously, all with perfectly synchronized audio an timing. This system is a HUGE improvement from what they previously had. I run the Sebago Lakes Region and Oxford County Fire and EMS feed, and it was always painful to have to listen to the weak staticky signal whenever Oxford County was using their northern site on Black mountain in Rumford. Now all that noise is gone and you can hear all calls across the county load and clear. Also there's no more of Oxford RCC paging and dispatching every call twice ! They used to do it once on one tower site and then again on another site. So Much better now! Give it a listen on my feed.
